Both the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after keeping mum over the Arsalan Iftikhar-Riaz Malik controversy have finally decided to standby the judiciary. Although they kept mum ever since Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar scam made the headlines in the mainstream media, the two rival opposition parties have come out of the shadows […]
Jun 14 2012 | Posted in
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Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has swore that he didn’t take money from Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon. While talking to the media persons, the cricket-turned-politician noted, “I swear by the Quran that I have not taken any money from Malik Riaz or Bahria Town”. He, however, said that chief justice’s son Arsalan […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday took suo motu notice of Riaz Malik’s presser, in which he leveled serious allegations against the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and superior judiciary. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan and comprising Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Tariq Pervez will conduct hearing. Earlier, the apex […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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Malik Riaz, the property tycoon, submitted his statement to the Supreme Court, saying that he spent more than Rs 342 million on Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. These disclosures, which had been rumored for months and are only now being owned by the real estate tycoon, are expected to […]
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bahria Town Ali Riaz Malik submitted his reply to the Supreme Court in the Arsalan Iftikhar case, saying that the Bahria Town administration did not have anything to do with the claims. The CEO of Bahria Town submitted his statement through his counsel Ali Zafar, clarifying that he had no […]
Jun 12 2012 | Posted in
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The judicial commission constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the alleged memogate scandal declared Hussain Haqqani, the Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, guilty. A larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry opened the report prepared by the commission and read out its content. According to the […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while expressing displeasure over the press conference of Inspector General Frontier Corps said that he would summon Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani over the issue. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry resumed the hearing into a case pertaining to law and order situation and […]
Senator Aitzaz Ahsan of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) said that it would not be the fault of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry if his son, Arsalan Iftikhar, would prove guilty of financial corruption. Ahsan, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), confirmed the reports that he had seen documentary evidences against Arsalan […]
British journalist Christina Lamb denied media reports saying that she had not been contacted for a plan to reveal familygate scandal, a case involving allegations of financial corruption against Chief Justice’s son Arsalan Iftikhar. Earlier, reports had claimed that Malik Riaz, the property tycoon, had sought British journalist Christina Lamb’s help to break the news […]
Jun 11 2012 | Posted in
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Extending his support to the judiciary, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was the last hope for the supremacy of law and justice in the country. While speaking to a gathering at Jamia Naeemia in Lahore, he said that all segments of the society played their due role in […]
Jun 11 2012 | Posted in
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Drawing a quick parallel between him and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani asked the latter to carry out investigations against his son if he couldn’t conduct probe against his own son, Arsalan Iftikhar. While talking to media the premier observed, “I don’t have the right to investigate cases against […]
The alleged corruption case of Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, took a new twist when Zahid Bokhari, counsel for real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, claimed that his client didn’t give any interview to media. While speaking to the media, Zahid Bokhari said that his client telephoned him to inform […]
Jun 9 2012 | Posted in
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